title: Socioeconomic inequalities in injury mortality in small areas of 15 European cities.
abstract: This study analysed socioeconomic inequalities in mortality due to injuries in small areas of 15 European cities, by sex, at the beginning of this century. A cross-sectional ecological study with units of analysis being small areas within 15 European cities was conducted. Relative risks of injury mortality associated with the socioeconomic deprivation index were estimated using hierarchical Bayesian model. The number of small areas varies from 17 in Bratislava to 2666 in Turin. The median population per small area varies by city (e.g. Turin had 274 inhabitants per area while Budapest had 76,970). Socioeconomic inequalities in all injury mortality are observed in the majority of cities and are more pronounced in men. In the cities of northern and western Europe, socioeconomic inequalities in injury mortality are found for most types of injuries. These inequalities are not significant in the majority of cities in southern Europe among women and in the majority of central eastern European cities for both sexes. The results confirm the existence of socioeconomic inequalities in injury related mortality and reveal variations in their magnitude between different European cities.
authors.affiliation: CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Spain; Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica (IIB Sant Pau), Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: mgotsens@aspb.cat.
authors.forename: Mercè
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gotsens
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marí-Dell'Olmo
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pérez
authors.forename: Laia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Palència
authors.forename: Miguel-Angel
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Martinez-Beneito
authors.forename: Maica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Sanz
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Burström
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Deboosere
authors.forename: Felicitas
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Domínguez-Berjón
authors.forename: Dagmar
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dzúrová
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gandarillas
authors.forename: Rasmus
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hoffmann
authors.forename: Katalin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kovacs
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Marinacci
authors.forename: Pekka
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Martikainen
authors.forename: Hynek
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pikhart
authors.forename: Katarina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rosicova
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saez
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Santana
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Riegelnig
authors.forename: Cornelia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schwierz
authors.forename: Lasse
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tarkiainen
authors.forename: Carme
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Borrell
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D054625:Healthcare Disparities; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017062:Small-Area Analysis; D012923:Social Class; D014505:Urban Population; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000401:mortality*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Europe; Injuries; Mortality; Small areas; Socioeconomic inequalities; Urban areas